How We Lived: An Encyclopedia of Black Everyday Life

CTL Reference Sheet · Version 1.0 · Published 2026-09-30

How We Lived (CTL-DR-LIFE-001) is CTL's visual encyclopedia of Black everyday life: 81 entities, 283 graded claims (145 Verified), 91 events, 46 verified relationships, and an Object Biography system (9 biographies × 99 links across era, place, generation, activity, object, and institution). A 44-finding red team confirmed zero fabricated claims. The rights log lists 60+ items, none cleared — publication awaits rights work.

Verifiable facts

Research ID	CTL-DR-LIFE-001
Type	Deep Research — Everyday life, visual encyclopedia
Central question	How did Black Chicagoans live day to day — and what do everyday objects reveal about it?
Status	Research complete (2026-09-28)
Key numbers	81 entities · 283 graded claims (145 Verified) · 91 events · 46 verified relationships · 9 object biographies × 99 links; 44-finding red team, zero fabricated claims; rights log 60+ items, none cleared
Publisher	CultureTechLens NFP, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 39-3143901), Chicago, Illinois

How to cite this sheet

APA:
CultureTechLens. (2026). How We Lived: An Encyclopedia of Black Everyday Life (CTL Reference Sheet, Version 1.0) [Web page]. CultureTechLens. https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-dr-life-001/

MLA:
CultureTechLens. “How We Lived: An Encyclopedia of Black Everyday Life.” CTL Reference Sheet, Version 1.0, CultureTechLens, 30 Sept. 2026, https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-dr-life-001/. Accessed DD Mon. YYYY.

Chicago:
CultureTechLens. “How We Lived: An Encyclopedia of Black Everyday Life.” CTL Reference Sheet, Version 1.0. CultureTechLens, September 30, 2026. https://culturetechlens.com/reference/ctl-dr-life-001/.

Cite as: CultureTechLens, “How We Lived: An Encyclopedia of Black Everyday Life”, 2026-09-30.
Source: CultureTechLens.

Trust & evidence

Evidence before authority. CultureTechLens publishes its methods, its limits, and its corrections alongside its findings. Claims carry grades — VERIFIED, SUPPORTED, PROVISIONAL, DISPUTED, UNRESOLVED — and unknowns are never reported as zero.